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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Dedication of the Lateran...

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2025/11/09

Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for this Feast of the Dedication … Read More →

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Reid on the liturgical challenges facing Leo XIV

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2025/11/08

Dom Alcuin Reid has a thoughtful piece at the UK’s Catholic Herald which ever so cordially employs paywalls. Here’s the last part of Reid’s offering with some emphases and comments. He starts out stating that Leo XIV seems liturgically level-headed and dignified. … Read More →

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BROOKLYN 25/10 – Day 42: theologically certain

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2025/11/08

The rising sun illuminated the Borough of Brooklyn today at 6:35, which was 14 minutes earlier than how it had shed its light upon the Rione Regola in Rome. It will for this Borough set at 16:43 and for the … Read More →

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BROOKLYN 25/10 – Day 41: shopping

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2025/11/08

Over in Rome the sunrise was at 6:48 and the sunset was at 16:59. The Ave Maria Bells was supposed to ring for the Curia, but it didn’t. However, it did ring at The Parish, and this is what it … Read More →

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Wherein Fr. McDonald challenges Fr. Z

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2025/11/07

Fr. Allan McDonald has a blog called Southern Orders. At that blog he issued a “challenge” to me. HERE Father has taken exception to what I wrote about a homily (homilies) given by Fr. David Carter in Chattanooga about the … Read More →

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More pain in Charlotte and Greensburg – IMPORTANT UPDATE

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2025/11/06

UPDATE: 7 Nov 2025 A commentator, below, wrote: The Greensburg story might be fake news. https://thecatholicherald.com/article/diocese-of-greensburg-denies-banning-ad-orientem-for-novus-ordo-masses And also… Yeah, I just talked to a representative of the Diocese of Greensburg, and he confirmed that Bishop Koulick has made no restrictions … Read More →

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Wherein Fr. McTeigue has a good idea.

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2025/11/06

Remember the B as in B, S as in S put out about the TLM recently by the Windy Prelate? HERE

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BROOKLYN 25/10 – Day 40: Still looking homeward

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2025/11/06

I’m in Brooklyn for a few days before my last leg home. The mood here seems to be one of pessimistic resignation with anger. Why? Muslims ripping down American Flags in New York City I think it’s pretty clear how … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward

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2025/11/05

Here in Rome, the sunrise was at 6:45. The sunset will be at 17:02. But not for me. The Ave Maria Bell ought to ring at 18:30 for the Curia. At The Parish it ought to ring at about 17:28… … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 38: Details details.

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2025/11/04

6:45 was the sunset in Rome. 17:03 is sunset in Rome. 17:30 is when the Ave Maria Bell ought to ring, which is just about when it should ring by solar time. It is the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo … Read More →

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ACTION ITEM! Seven Sisters Apostolate for Saturday

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2025/11/04

This post is absolutely and blatantly self-serving! I shudder to think about my present situation if there weren’t people praying for me out there. I am so grateful to all of you. Therefore, I want to underscore a special group. … Read More →

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Cong./Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: “Mater...

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2025/11/04

UPDATE: Since I posted, the website has been updated with working links and the English text. Once again, the Holy See demonstrates its commitment to excellence on their website and the distribution of information. At the time of this writing, … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 37: fast food

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2025/11/03

Morning broke in Rome at 6:43. Night will fall… well… sunset is at 17:04. The Ave Maria Bell should ring around the Vatican at 17:30. But it won’t. It will ring at Ss. Trinità (aka The Parish™) at, I guessing, … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 36: The last days

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2025/11/03

The chariot of Helios broke the plane at 6:42. Helios will take his steeds to rest at 17:05 The Ave Maria Bell is still in its 17:30 cycle. It is normally on 2 November the Commemoration of All Souls, that … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 35: Rare photos

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2025/11/02

On the Feast of All Saints, all could have viewed the sun rise at 6:41. Quite a few did view it set at 17:06 The Ave Maria Bell would have run in the Curia at 17:30. It did ring at … Read More →

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Leo XIV proclaimed St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of...

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2025/11/01

NOW: Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church. Cdl. Marcel Semeraro (prefect of Dicastery for the Causes of the Saints) repeated the formal request at Mass, prior to @Pontifex's declaration. pic.twitter.com/wasxejQk9b — Michael … Read More →

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Select ROME 25/10 – Day 34: what a mess

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2025/10/31

They seem to be getting it together. Sunrise – 6:39 Sun other thing – 17:08. The Curial Ave Maria Bell – 17:30. Here’s the cool thing. I was alone in the sacristy at The Parish™ at 17:37 and the Ave … Read More →

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Here’s one of those puff posts

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2025/10/31

Best movie credits. For me between these two, so far as I can think of right now. I’m open to suggestions. Captain America, 1st Avenger. Queen’s Gambit.

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“Catholic Social Teaching For The Lionhearted” – BOOK...

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2025/10/31

The title on this post is taken from the subtitle of the new book – yes, it’s 10:30 on Friday, so there’s probably a new book – from Peter Kwasniewski. And since we are in the wake of the traditional … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 33: When Titans Walked The Earth

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2025/10/30

The calendar says sunrise was at 6:38. The sunset was at 17:09. For Curia the Ave Maria Bell would have been at 17:30. However I was in the sacristy of The Parish™ tonight because I had presided over a ritual … Read More →

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